Silver Moccasin Trail

California

California

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0.9 mi

Distance

716 ft

Gain

33 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Angeles National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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What's missing

  • No access route mapped

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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.9 mi
Elevation gain
716 ft
Elevation loss
716 ft
Highest point
5,538 ft
Lowest point
5,271 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Silver Moccasin Trail is a 1.86-mile out-and-back hike in California with 716 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,538 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
5,296 ft
High point
5,538 ft
Total climbing
716 ft
Total descent
716 ft
Steepest stretch
12% grade around mile 0.8 on the way out
Length (round trip)
1.9 mi
Shape
Out and back

The climb is steady from start to finish.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Mt Wilson Cbs, CA weather station, 5.7 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan56° high38° low
  2. Feb55° high37° low
  3. Mar59° high39° low
  4. Apr63° high42° low
  5. May70° high48° low
  6. Jun79° high58° low
  7. Jul84° high64° low
  8. Aug85° high64° low
  9. Sep81° high59° low
  10. Oct72° high51° low
  11. Nov63° high43° low
  12. Dec55° high37° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Angeles National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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